Observer States

Council of Europe: Concern about press freedom in Azerbaijan[14/12/2001]

Secretary General Walter Schwimmer expressed his concern at reports about police using force to break up a peaceful demonstration by journalists in Baku. He stressed that Azerbaijan, as other member states, must respect the commitments it undertook when joining the Council of Europe. This meant, inter alia, respect for freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly.
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